Floyd Mayweather vs. Deji | DAZN PPV Exhibition - 13 November 2022

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YouTuber Deji set to face Floyd Mayweather in exhibition fight

Mayweather is one of the greatest boxers of all time but in the past few years he has become the king of exhibition fights, taking on all sorts of opponents.

One could argue he's been doing it since beating Conor McGregor in 2017, but that was an actual fight, but officially he started doing it in 2018, when he beat Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa.

Since then he's taken on Logan Paul and Don Moore, and will be coming up against MMA star Mikuru Asakura later this month, but he's not stopping there.

According to the Mirror, 'Money' is in talks to fight Deji, whose brother is KSI, in Dubai, with the date of November 13th having already been discussed.

The fight will take place at the Coca-Cola Arena, where he fought Moore, as a Global Titans Fight Series event, over six or eight rounds.

The fight is not 100% agreed but it is getting close, with Mayweather's team having apparently approached the social media star last week.

His previous fight, against Moore, didn't attract much attention but Deji has a huge following on socials and YouTube and would likely have more eyes on it.

The Brit originally took on Jake Paul in an exhibition fight on the undercard of their brothers' first meeting, in 2018, where he lost to the American.

He took two more losses before eventually picking up his first win last month, against Yousef Saleh Erakat, once again on his brother's undercard, with KSI cheering him on.

Fighting Deji is likely to antagonise the younger Paul brother, with Jake having previously claimed that Mayweather is 'scared' of fighting the YouTuber who has never fought a professional boxer before.

The 45-year-old, with a professional record of 50-0, might be interested to see how the 25-year-old, who has also repeatedly called out Mayweather's last official opponent, McGregor, does in his next fight.

Paul comes up against another former UFC star, having fought two others previously, in the shape of Anderson Silva. The Brazilian has at least had some professional boxing fights before this one.
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I never knew he fought Moore and also who the fûck is Don Moore?

Floyds weird.


Edit: looks like Floyd made upwards of 50mil for this. So that’s not weird at all.
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Tommy Fury vs. Tyron Woodley for the undercard.
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Ruthless-RKO wrote: 16 Sep 2022, 15:22 Tommy Fury vs. Tyron Woodley for the undercard.
Is that confirmed?
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JamesPhilips wrote: 17 Sep 2022, 10:32
Ruthless-RKO wrote: 16 Sep 2022, 15:22 Tommy Fury vs. Tyron Woodley for the undercard.
Is that confirmed?
Not confirmed. Being reported..
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Floyd Mayweather vs Deji is actually happening – exhibition fight confirmed for November 13 in Dubai as KSI’s brother prepares to share the ring with 50-0 legend

Floyd Mayweather will face YouTube boxer Deji in a bizarre fight on November 13 in Dubai, UAE.

Since retiring from professional contests in 2017, the 50-0 boxing legend has returned to the ring for occasional exhibitions.

The first of these came in Japan on New Year’s Eve 2018, when he knocked out kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa.

Last year, Mayweather stepped back through the ropes once more and went eight-rounds with social media star Logan Paul.

In 2022, he has been far more active.

Floyd began in May with a bout in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in which he beat up his former sparring partner Don Moore.

On September 25, he will head back to Japan and face MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura.



And it has now been announced that this will be followed up a November 13 return to the UAE, this time in Dubai, for a meeting with Deji.

Deji, 25, was in school when Mayweather was in his fighting prime.

The younger brother of YouTube sensation KSI started his own channel and made his own name in his teenage years.

When KSI made a move into boxing in 2018, Deji followed by facing Jake Paul on the undercard of KSI vs Logan Paul.

Deji was stopped by the American who has since gone on to make waves in the boxing world.

In 2021, Deji returned and was beaten by Vinnie Hacker, before losing again to Alex Wassabi in March of this year.

On August 27 though, he recorded his first boxing win by stopping Fousey in a much improved performance.

His chances of putting together a winning streak look limited though, given who his next opponent is.
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“I am delighted to bring this incredible boxing experience to Dubai,” Mayweather noted in the official press release. “Global Titans will give fans an unrivalled boxing match with a huge undercard. It is an honor to be a part of such an iconic event in an iconic city, and I would like to thank the Global Titans team for reaching out to me and giving back so much to the sport I love.”

“Huge thanks to Global Titans and my team for creating this incredible opportunity," Deji said. "It’s a privilege to be headlining this phenomenal spectacle in Dubai, against the all-time great Floyd Mayweather. This is going to be fun!”
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I'd rather pick pea nuts out of poo, than watch this.
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So this guy has already lost to 3 different YouTubers, and now he gets a shot at Floyd?

Should be good.
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Tommy Fury To Return on November 13 Mayweather-Deji Card in Dubai

While Tyson Fury aims to solidify his next opponent, his younger brother will beat him back into the ring.

BS.com has learned that Tommy Fury has been tabbed to fight on the undercard of the recently announced Floyd Mayweather-Deji exhibition bout on November 13 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. An opponent is being finalized for the unbeaten light heavyweight, with Paul Bamba—a Puerto Rican light heavyweight based out of New York City—as the frontrunner to land the assignment.

The timing would put Manchester’s Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) two weeks out from the next fight of his longtime out-of-ring rival Jake Paul (5-0, 4 KOs), who will next fight Anderson Silva on October 29 at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Paul and Fury were twice scheduled to meet, last December 18 in Tampa and rescheduled plans for August 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Fury withdrew from both events, citing an injury and illness in not being able to make his way to Tampa and then visa issues preventing him from entering the U.S. earlier this summer.

Just one fight has followed for Fury during that stretch, a six-round points win over Daniel Bocianski on April 23 at Wembley Stadium. The fight took place on the undercard of his older brother, Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) who defended his lineal/WBC heavyweight championship in a sixth-round knockout of Dillian Whyte atop a BT Sport Box Office/ESPN+ Pay-Per-View event.

Bamba (5-2, 4 KOs) will be fighting for the fourth time this year, though in his first career fight outside of The Americas. The 33-year-old light heavyweight—who is promoted by Rising Star Promotions—only turned pro last January, fighting exclusively in Mexico during his first year and who has fought just once in the U.S.—a surprising four-round, split decision defeat to Derrick Vann on August 20 in Atlantic City.

The setback was bookended by separate wins in Colombia, including a second-round knockout of winless Francisco Morelos on September 8 in Santiago de Tolu.

The 23-year-old Fury remains hopeful of a showdown with Paul. The two have enjoyed a contentious rivalry through social media and their own press conferences, though yet to bring it to the ring. Such hopes were restored over the weekend, as the rest of Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions team was in Fury’s hometown of Manchester, England in support of seven-division titlist Amanda Serrano (43-2-1, 30KOs) who unified the WBC/IBF/WBO/Ring Magazine featherweight titles in a ten-round win over Sarah Mahfoud.

A conversation between Fury and Paul was captured on camera after the fight. Paul was in training camp and unable to make the trip as he reached out to Serrano via FaceTime following the Puerto Rican superstar’s latest win, when she passed the phone to the surprise but welcomed guest in her team locker room.

“Hey, what’s up Jake,” Fury laughed. “I was expecting to see you here tonight!”

“Tommy let’s make the fight happen buddy,” Paul insisted during the playful exchange. “Let’s make it happen.”

For now, the next fight for Fury will happen in Dubai. His yet-to-be-announced placement on the Mayweather-Deji card is the first-known undercard slot. The main event was only confirmed on Monday, barely 30 hours after Mayweather (50-0, 27KOs) faced Japanese MMA star Mikuru Asakura whom he stopped in the second round of their exhibition Saturday evening in Saitama, Japan.
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tickets for Nov 13 on offer at reasonable prices

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Despite previous Middle Eastern events featuring boxing legend Floyd Mayweather seeing ringside tickets sell for up to $10,000, the Deji fight has a top value of just over $2,000.

The lowest prices are $95, with a middle range leading up to those positions closer to the action.
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Tommy Fury vs. Paul Bamba co-main event added to Mayweather vs. Deji lineup

Tommy Fury’s next boxing assignment is set for Dubai.

The British reality television star, and half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has been announced as the co-main event of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Deji card, which takes place Nov. 13 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Fury fights pro Paul Bamba (5-2, 4 KOs).

Global Titans Fighting Series made the matchup official Monday following an initial report by Boxing Scene.



Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) fought this past April, where he defeated Daniel Bocianski by unanimous decision in a six-round bout. He was recently tied to two high-profile bookings against YouTuber-turned-boxing star Jake Paul, but both of those bouts fell through. Fury withdrew from a December 2021 meeting with Paul due to injury and illness, and was then unavailable to fight Paul this past August in New York due to visa issues.

Bamba has been competing professionally since January 2021. In his most recent outing, he defeated Francisco Morales by second-round knockout at a show in Colombia.

The Nov. 13 event is headlined by an exhibition boxing bout between undefeated four-division world champion Mayweather and social media star Deji.
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Delfine Persoon returns on this card.
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The life of FMJ.

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Oh my

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Ruthless-RKO wrote: 13 Oct 2022, 18:51 Oh my

DAZN don’t deserve a single penny from any boxing fan ever again.
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Boxerbeetle wrote: 13 Oct 2022, 19:21
Ruthless-RKO wrote: 13 Oct 2022, 18:51 Oh my

DAZN don’t deserve a single penny from any boxing fan ever again.
Probably be like £28 or something.

Absolutely shocking!!
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Boxerbeetle wrote: 13 Oct 2022, 19:21
Ruthless-RKO wrote: 13 Oct 2022, 18:51 Oh my

DAZN don’t deserve a single penny from any boxing fan ever again.
100% :salut:
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Does this all tarnish floyds legacy ??

Was he always a cherry picker?
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Ellerbe has just been defending himself all day

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